UN - Local Government in Asia and the Pacific

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

The United Nations web site ESCAP – holds a range of reports on Local Government in the Asia – Pacific Region. Which provide a comparative analysis at - http://www.unescap.org/huset/lgstudy/comparison1.htm

As well as a range of individual local government country reports at - http://www.unescap.org/huset/lgstudy/index.htm for  -

Updated country papers:  

Bangladesh    -   China   -   Indonesia  -   Nepal -  Pakistan - Philippines  -  Republic of Korea - Sri Lanka  

Country papers (earlier versions):   Australia -  Bangladesh - China - Fiji -  India  - Indonesia - Japan -
Kyrgyzstan - Malaysia - New Zealand - Pakistan - Philippines  - Republic of Korea - Sri Lanka - Thailand